diff --git a/Engine/source/sfx/openal/linux/LoadOAL.linux.cpp b/Engine/source/sfx/openal/linux/LoadOAL.linux.cpp
index fbba1c01a..1ad9d5534 100644
--- a/Engine/source/sfx/openal/linux/LoadOAL.linux.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/sfx/openal/linux/LoadOAL.linux.cpp
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ ALboolean LoadOAL10Library(char *szOALFullPathName, LPOPENALFNTABLE lpOALFnTable
 		warn("Failed to retrieve 'alcGetEnumValue' function address\n");
 		return AL_FALSE;
 	}
+#if defined(AL_ALEXT_PROTOTYPES)
   //efx
     lpOALFnTable->alGenEffects = (LPALGENEFFECTS)dlsym(openal_library, "alGenEffects");
     if (lpOALFnTable->alGenEffects == NULL)
@@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ ALboolean LoadOAL10Library(char *szOALFullPathName, LPOPENALFNTABLE lpOALFnTable
        warn("Failed to retrieve 'alSource3i' function address\n");
        return AL_FALSE;
     }
-
+#endif
 	return AL_TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/Engine/source/sfx/openal/win32/LoadOAL.cpp b/Engine/source/sfx/openal/win32/LoadOAL.cpp
index df28cd440..f591c7477 100644
--- a/Engine/source/sfx/openal/win32/LoadOAL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/sfx/openal/win32/LoadOAL.cpp
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ ALboolean LoadOAL10Library(char *szOALFullPathName, LPOPENALFNTABLE lpOALFnTable
 		OutputDebugStringA("Failed to retrieve 'alcGetEnumValue' function address\n");
 		return AL_FALSE;
 	}
+#if defined(AL_ALEXT_PROTOTYPES)
    lpOALFnTable->alGenEffects = (LPALGENEFFECTS)GetProcAddress(g_hOpenALDLL, "alGenEffects");
    if (lpOALFnTable->alGenEffects == NULL)
    {
@@ -551,6 +552,7 @@ ALboolean LoadOAL10Library(char *szOALFullPathName, LPOPENALFNTABLE lpOALFnTable
       OutputDebugStringA("Failed to retrieve 'alGetAuxiliaryEffectSlotiv' function address\n");
    }
    lpOALFnTable->alSource3i = (LPALSOURCE3I)GetProcAddress(g_hOpenALDLL, "alSource3i");
+#endif
 	return AL_TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -562,4 +564,4 @@ ALvoid UnloadOAL10Library()
 		FreeLibrary(g_hOpenALDLL);
 		g_hOpenALDLL = NULL;
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Tools/CMake/torque3d.cmake b/Tools/CMake/torque3d.cmake
index 7a726ae3d..60ac085e1 100644
--- a/Tools/CMake/torque3d.cmake
+++ b/Tools/CMake/torque3d.cmake
@@ -394,18 +394,26 @@ endif()
 if(TORQUE_SFX_OPENAL AND NOT TORQUE_DEDICATED)
     addPath("${srcDir}/sfx/openal")
     if(WIN32)
+      option(AL_ALEXT_PROTOTYPES "Use Extended OpenAL options" ON)
       addPath("${srcDir}/sfx/openal/win32")
       addInclude("${libDir}/openal-soft/include")
     endif()
       if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+         option(AL_ALEXT_PROTOTYPES "Use Extended OpenAL options" ON)
          addPath("${srcDir}/sfx/openal/linux")
       endif()
    if(APPLE)
+      option(AL_ALEXT_PROTOTYPES "Use Extended OpenAL options" OFF)
       addPath("${srcDir}/sfx/openal/mac")
       addFramework("OpenAL")
     endif()
 endif()
 
+mark_as_advanced(AL_ALEXT_PROTOTYPES)
+if(AL_ALEXT_PROTOTYPES)
+	addDef( "AL_ALEXT_PROTOTYPES" )
+endif()
+
 # Vorbis
 if(TORQUE_SFX_VORBIS)
     addInclude(${libDir}/libvorbis/include)